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Office
1475 NW 12th Ave
Miami, FL 33136Phone+1 305-243-4902Fax+1 305-243-4907
Education & Training
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 1996 - 1998
- Temple University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1996
- State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2015 - 2027
- TN State Medical License 2001 - 2016
- MD State Medical License 1998 - 2001
- NY State Medical License 1996 - 1998
- PA State Medical License 1992 - 1996
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- PhI Study of Erbitux & Gemcitabine w/Radiation Therapy for Locally Adv. Pancreas Ca Start of enrollment: 2005 Oct 01
- Gastrointestinal Biomarkers in Tissue and Biological Fluid Samples From Colorectal Cancer Patients Start of enrollment: 2002 Jun 01
- Using Radiogenomics to Predict Malignant Potential of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas Start of enrollment: 2020 Feb 18
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Prior Helicobacter Pylori Infection is Associated with Improved Survival for Hispanic Patients with Gastric Cancer.Peter Hongdau Liu, Edmond Box 3rd, Manan Patel, Dido Franceschi, Alan S Livingstone
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-03-01 - Multi-Institutional Analysis of Pancreatoduodenectomy for Nonfamilial Periampullary Adenoma: A Novel Risk Score to Guide Shared Decision-Making.Parit T Mavani, Caitlin Sok, Nina Eng, Angelo Marra, Laleh Foroutani
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2025-01-20 - The Role of Myeloid Cells on the Development of Hepatic Metastases in Gastrointestinal Cancer.Austin R Dosch, Mary P Martos, Samara Singh, Karishma Kodia, Nipun B Merchant
Gastro Hep Advances. 2025-01-01
Press Mentions
- Sylvester Researchers Identify Neutrophils as Major Culprits in Treatment Resistance of Pancreatic CancerMarch 22nd, 2023
- Sylvester Pancreatic Cancer Research Institute Takes on the Toughest TumorsApril 19th, 2022
- Sylvester Surgeon Receives Elsa Pardee Foundation GrantAugust 6th, 2021
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